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Recognised as Colour

#A5A16F

  • #A5A16F
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Tan

#A5A16F is a yellow with RGB values 165, 161, 111 and HSL 56°, 23%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.

Colour values

#A5A16F#A5A16F
HEX#A5A16F
RGBrgb(165, 161, 111)
RGB (0–1)0.6471, 0.6314, 0.4353
RGB percentages64.7%, 63.1%, 43.5%
HSLhsl(55.6, 23.1%, 54.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(55.6, 32.7%, 64.7%)
CMYK0%, 2.4%, 32.7%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,854,767
CSS custom property--colour: #A5A16F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34637WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.93:1
Contrast with white2.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#5A5E90

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AA9D6Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Deuteranopia#ABA071no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Tritanopia#AD9B94no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.65:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Tan · ΔE 15.1Dark khaki · ΔE 15.1Burlywood · ΔE 18.1Dark seagreen · ΔE 20.4Wheat · ΔE 25.3Pale goldenrod · ΔE 26.1
Nearest named CSS colourTan (#D2B48C)ΔE 15.09, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6F73A5
Analogous#A5866F, #8EA56F
Triadic#6FA5A1, #A16FA5
Split complementary#6F8EA5, #866FA5
Tetradic#6FA586, #6F73A5, #A56F8E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F3F3ED
Lighter +30%#E0DECD
Lighter +20%#CCCAAE
Lighter +10%#B9B58E
Darker −10%#8A8757
Darker −20%#6B6843
Darker −30%#4C4A2F
Darker −40%#2C2B1C
More saturated +25%#C2BA52
Less saturated −25%#8A8A8A

Channel breakdown

R165
G161
B111
Red165 (64.7%)
Green161 (63.1%)
Blue111 (43.5%)
Hue55.56°
Saturation (HSL)23.08%
Lightness54.12%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A5 · G A1 · B 6F

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